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[edit] Houses: Old vs New

Duckites is here listed as an "old" house. surely incorrect. Duckites is a block house (i.e. in the main school block), but is not an old house: that is limited to S,V and G?

No its an Old House, mate. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.195.210.231 (talk) 16:34, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Largest War Memorial

Largest War Memorial? Surely All Souls, Oxford is a larger war memorial than Charterhouse chapel. Just a different war...

[edit] Uniform

IIRC, the Minor Sport's colours were a maroon tie with thing silver stripes. Has this changed? Jokl 02:21, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Yup —Preceding unsigned comment added by Yourmotherisagoose (talk • contribs) 16:28, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sheep

Not the kind of thing that should go into the article (mostly due to lack of verification) but at a number of other independent schools during the 90s Charterhouse was known as "Chaaaaaaaarterhouse", with a long-drawn-out sheeplike noise in the middle. This was due to a supposed incident in which several boys had been found engaging in some kind of sexual act with a sheep in a bedroom or dorm at Weekites House. I've no idea if the story is true, but it was certainly widespread. PeteVerdon 13:27, 14 April 2006 (UTC)


Again, not true. The story goes some guy thought it would be funny to catch a sheep and put it in some guy in Weekites room while he was away for the weekend. Just a practical joke. Allbeit a little odd... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.172.143.205 (talk) 23:59, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] The Grounds of Charterhouse

Removed this section due to NPOV and fact it adds nothing to the article.

It read in full "The grounds at Charterhouse really are beautful and this is all thanks to the truly dedicated team of groundsmen and women who maintain the beauty of the school."[[User:Disneyfreak96|StareGirl]


[edit] Charterhouse terms

Is it true that the vocabulary of Charterhouse is called "notions", like that of Winchester, or is that a misunderstanding? Can some Carthusian enlighten me? --Sir Myles na Gopaleen (the da) 16:12, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

I am a present carthusian now going in the upper sixth, most of the words shown we use, but some are extinct. We do not call it "notions," its just our school slang, nothing really special.

[edit] What has happened to the section on houses?

[edit] Stop putting in Controversy

Do you realise how offensive it is for Carthusians to have the Controversy put down?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?! Stop putting in Controversy, please, as I am a current Carthusian and find this very offensive! Very little of it is true!

I agree this section is a JOKE. Other public schools such as Eton and Harrow don't have a controversy sections, so why should Charterhouse? This website goes on and on about it being an encyclopaedia and that only FACTS should be put in. Why then, if this is the case, is there a section entitled controversy? Surely, this goes against everything Wikipedia goes on and on about? It was a big mistake having a 'Controversy' section, an embarrassing one.

[edit] A vindication of the rights of sheep

The sheep rumour as you recount it is not entirely true. The actual story is that a number of Second Years in Weekites made a bet with some other pupils that they could capture a sheep from some nearby farmland and keep it alive in one of their rooms for a week. They succeeded and the rumours about sexual abuse of the sheep were no doubt circulated by the pupils who lost the bet to the Weekites.

[edit] Where has the article gone?!?!?!?!?!?!?????

Why has such a large section of the article been deleted? I am shocked at how much has gone. Bring it back! Bring it back! Bring it back!

Now fixed, though I've removed the glossary on the basis it could be considered to be listcruft. -- zzuuzz (talk) 15:32, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
I still find the glossary important, as things like that make up the culture of people who go to public schools. These sayings are key parts of public school, they are not minor and listcruft. For these reasons I believe that the glossary should be reinstated.--Jammydodger 15:49, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
There are many problems with a glossary. First, it was completely unreferenced, failing the fundamental Wikipedia policy. Second and partly related, it's a magnet for made-up abusive crap such as SELF RINSAGE. Third, it contains items which are not sayings or jargon at all and/or can be looked up in a simple common dictionary, for example SUTTON'S HOSPITAL, STUDENT COUNCIL, HEADMASTER'S ESSAY SOCIETY, CHAPEL, LONDON CHARTERHOUSE, EXEAT, CHETWYND. Other terms such as JDTC and BTT are of no interest to anyone at all. There are some interesting relevant facts within what was the glossary, but this should not be a tedious and ever-expanding laundry list, it should be turned to prose and properly referenced, which in turn would indicate that the world of knowledge does not consider these facts to be minor small-world trivia, thus befitting an encyclopaedia not the Urban Dictionary. Unreferenced stuff should be junked as it is obviously of no interest to any publisher. -- zzuuzz (talk) 16:16, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] BRING BACK THE GLOSSARY

Please bring back the Glossary, it was so funny and extremley accurate, at least bring back the Glossary on the official website

[edit] Fees

Charterhouse is britain's most expensive public school. consult Tatler's school guide under boarding fees and stop changing it to 'second' to satisfy your financial insecurities.

Many thanks

[edit] YAY

Charterhouse rocks!

[edit] Deo dante dedi

I'm puzzled by the translation of the school motto. Dante looks to me like the ablative singular of the present participle of do, so it goes with Deo, With God giving, and dedi is the first person singular of the perfect tense of do, I gave. So why not "God giving, I gave" ? Xn4 17:45, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

Is there any objection to the translation being corrected, as above? Xn4 02:36, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
No particular objection, but we were always taught that it means God having given, I give. That makes more sense too.
That would clearly be a more convenient meaning, encouraging Old Carthusians to give in the present and the future, but it isn't what the motto says! Xn4 14:23, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Any relation to "Charterhouse Rules"?

As in, rules for a forum in which the participants may not be quoted (in order to encourage free discussion).

See http://www.newciv.org/cob/members/benking/voicetxt.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.135.231.49 (talk) 05:03, 4 February 2008 (UTC)